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Installation spacing for recessed area
or closet installation
All dimensions show recommended and minimum
spacing allowed.
Q
Additional spacing should be considered for ease of
installation and servicing.
Q
Additional clearances might be required for wall, door, floor
moldings, dryer venting, and gas line.
Q
Additional spacing should be considered on all sides
of the dryer to reduce noise transfer.
Q
For closet installation with a door, minimum ventilation
openings in the top and bottom of the door are required.
Louvered doors with equivalent ventilation openings
are acceptable.
Q
Companion appliance spacing should also be considered.
Recommended installation clearances (dryer only):
Mobile home installations require:
Q
Metal exhaust system hardware, available for purchase
from your dealer. For further information, see “Assistance
or Service” section in your Use and Care Guide.
Q
Special provisions must be made in mobile homes to
introduce outside air into dryer. Openings (such as a
nearby window) should be at least twice as large as dryer
exhaust opening.
For mobile home installation of gas dryers:
Q
Mobile Home Installation Hold-down Kit Part Number 346764
is available to order. For further information, see “Assistance
or Service” section in your Use and Care Guide.
*
0" (0 mm) spacing is allowed for straight back venting only.
For steam models only, inlet hose must not be kinked.
Installation Clearances
For each arrangement, consider allowing more space for ease
of installation and servicing; spacing for companion appliances
and clearances for walls, doors, and floor moldings. Space
must be large enough to allow door to fully open. Add spacing
on all sides of dryer to reduce noise transfer. If a closet door
or louvered door is installed, top and bottom air openings
in door are required.
Check code requirements. Some codes limit, or do not permit,
installation of the dryer in garages, closets, mobile homes, or
sleeping quarters. Contact your local building inspector.
NOTE:
No other fuel-burning appliance can be installed in the
same closet as a dryer.
Mobile home – Additional installation requirements:
This dryer is suitable for mobile home installations.
The installation must conform to the Manufactured
Home Construction and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR,
Part 3280 (formerly the Federal Standard for Mobile home
construction and Safety, Title 24, HUD Part 280) or Standard
CAN/CSA-Z240 MH.
Front
Sides
Rear
Top
Recessed
NA
0" (0 mm)
0" (0 mm)**
0" (0 mm)
Closet
NA
0" (0 mm)
0" (0 mm)**
0" (0 mm)
Minimum installation clearances (dryer only):
**
0
"
(0 mm) spacing is allowed for straight back venting only.
18" min.
(457 mm)
1"*
(25 mm)
0" - 5"*
(0" - 127 mm)
24 in.
2
min.
(155 cm
2
)
48 in.
2
min.
(310 cm
2
)
3"
(76 mm)
3"
(76 mm)
1"
(25 mm)
0
"
–5"*
(0 mm–127 mm)
Custom under counter installation:
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